HPTLC Fingerprint Profile of Leaf Extracts of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre

Thin layer chromatography which involves separation of different components, HPTLC is help in better resolution of compounds with lower limits of detection and quantifies separated components with the use of an integrated software platform. Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre is a Fabaceae tree from family Papilionaceae found in this region, all plant parts such as root leaves and stem flower and seeds used in traditional medicine. Leaves are also having medicinal properties. Attempts have been made to study complete profile of leaf extract by using High performance thin layer chromatography. The densitometric analysis shows fingerprinting, RF value, peaks of densitogram and chemical variation, this technique is useful for drug identification, adulteration, and also acts as biomarker in plant industry.